Addey and Stanhope School
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Addey and Stanhope School is a voluntary aided school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 589 pupils and room for 600. About 54 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 24 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 50% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
472 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TJ020 8305 6100as.lewisham.sch.ukMr David Murrells headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 27 September 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
121 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 121 | 110 | 117 | 113 | 99 | 104 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 36.8 | 48.1 | 43.9 | 47.0 | 47.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.38 | -0.44 | +0.44 | -0.45 | -0.15 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 34% | 29% | 23% | 42% | 36% | 43% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 53% | 48% | 43% | 64% | 63% | 63% | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.39 | 3.09 | 2.93 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.93 | 4.39 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 11% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 18% | 18% | 56% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 38.3 | 34.3 | 33.0 | 43.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 43.5 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 52.0 | 46.4 | 50.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 24.4 | 22.0 | 31.0 | 17.1 | 17.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 55.9 | 59.4 | 76.4 | 55.2 | 59.9 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Food Preparation & Nutrition (23% here, 52% across England), Physical Education (29% here, 56% across England), History (27% here, 52% across England), Spanish (39% here, 54% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 116 | 12% | 46% | 71% | 58% | 2,333 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 116 | 10% | 44% | 61% | 54% | 2,271 of 3,210 |
| Mathematics | 115 | 10% | 40% | 60% | 53% | 2,453 of 3,211 |
| Combined Science | 100 | 8% | 32% | 51% | 36% | 1,710 of 3,084 |
| Social Studies | 60 | 18% | 63% | 85% | 54% | 331 of 1,043 |
| Business | 41 | 7% | 51% | 66% | 51% | 798 of 1,806 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 39 | 3% | 23% | 39% | 52% | 989 of 1,098 |
| Geography | 38 | 16% | 42% | 68% | 51% | 1,964 of 3,116 |
| History | 37 | 11% | 27% | 43% | 52% | 2,882 of 3,126 |
| Spanish | 18 | 28% | 39% | 67% | 54% | – |
| Physical Education | 17 | 18% | 29% | 35% | 56% | – |
| Physics | 15 | 20% | 87% | 93% | 82% | – |
| Biology | 15 | 27% | 87% | 87% | 82% | – |
| Chemistry | 15 | 40% | 80% | 100% | 81% | – |
| Computer Science | 15 | 40% | 87% | 87% | 56% | – |
| French | 12 | 33% | 83% | 100% | 60% | – |
| Art and Design | 11 | 18% | 46% | 82% | 58% | – |
| Design & Technology | 11 | 9% | 27% | 27% | 50% | – |
| Drama | 9 | 22% | 56% | 78% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2017
21 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Students | 21 | 99 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 20.71 | 21.27 |
| Average A level grade | D | D |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 26.67 | 28.00 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 0% | 5% |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.24 | -0.38 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 55% | – |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
180 places were empty (23% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lewisham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 25 pupils, for speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Lewisham with speech, language and communication provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (61), emotional and mental health (34), Autistic spectrum disorder (26), Moderate learning difficulty (21), Specific learning difficulty (21), Other difficulty or disability (10).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 589 | 600 | 591 | 595 | 594 | 587 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 54% | 49% | 45% | 40% | 35% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 48% | 52% | 57% | 60% | 64% | 68% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 29% | 29% | 20% | 14% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.9% | 25.3% | 23.6% | 17.6% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 117 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 88%, compared with 92% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 90% | 95% | 94% | 96% |
| Education | 89% | 92% | 91% | 96% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Work | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 9% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Green School | Council | 710 m | 888 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham College | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,375 | Not inspected | 72 | Compare |
| Prendergast Vale School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 806 | Not inspected | 13 | Compare |
| St Ursula's Convent School | Roman Catholic | 1.0 miles | 481 | Report card 2025 | 76 | Compare |
| Prendergast School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,052 | No overall grade 2025 | 100 | Compare |
| The St Thomas the Apostle College | Roman Catholic | 1.2 miles | 1,140 | Not inspected | 99 | Compare |
| George Green's School | Voluntary | 1.3 miles | 1,256 | Good 2022 | 70 | Compare |
| St Matthew Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 1,063 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Addey and Stanhope School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Addey and Stanhope School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy Peckham | Academy | 2.0 miles | 458 | No overall grade 2025 | 63 | Compare |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 950 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Sedgehill Academy | Academy | 3.6 miles | 960 | Good 2022 | 58 | Compare |
| Trinity Academy | Free school | 4.1 miles | 616 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| The Elms Academy | Academy | 5.0 miles | 865 | Good 2020 | 83 | Compare |
| St. Thomas More Language College | Academy | 5.9 miles | 489 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| Phoenix Academy | Academy | 9.4 miles | 582 | No overall grade 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| Thomas More Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 9.9 miles | 599 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 24 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 24% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 17 to 33. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.18 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 121 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.14 | DfE progress measure; 121 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.09 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.01 | 2024/25; 611 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | below | -0.06 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 121 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | below | -0.02 | 117 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Addey and Stanhope School a good school?
The figures are weak. Addey and Stanhope School scores 24 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 50% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 17 to 33, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Addey and Stanhope School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Addey and Stanhope School good at its last full inspection on 27 September 2023.
How good are Addey and Stanhope School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 34% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 41.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Addey and Stanhope School have?
589 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 600 places, so it is 98% full.
Is Addey and Stanhope School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 180 places were empty in 2024/25 (23% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Addey and Stanhope School?
Pupils were in school 91.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Addey and Stanhope School?
The average class had 19.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Addey and Stanhope School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Addey and Stanhope School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 90% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 472 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TJ
- Telephone
- 020 8305 6100
- Website
- www.as.lewisham.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Murrells
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward
- Deptford
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100748 · LAESTAB 2094600 · UKPRN 10000136
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.